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(L-R): Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan, Dogpool, and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL.

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‘Deadpool’ Scores Sixth-Biggest Opening

'Deadpool & Wolverine' scored a mightier-than-expected $211 million opening, the sixth-biggest in box office history.

By Rebecca Rubin

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Huw Edwards attends the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at The Royal Festival Hall on May 14, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Former BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Charged With 'Making Indecent Images of Children,' Police Say

Edwards will appear in court on Wednesday.

By K.J. Yossman

Image was captured using an underwater robotic camera.) Meg Harris of Team Australia competes in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France.

Olympics Eurosports Commentator Dropped After ‘Sexist’ Comments About Female Swimmers Apologizes: ‘It Was Never My Intention to Upset or Belittle Anyone’

An Olympics commentator has been dropped after making a controversial comment about the Australian female swimming team. Bob Ballard, a commentator for Warner Bros…

By K.J. Yossman

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Olympics Organizers Deny ‘Last Supper’ Reference in Opening Ceremony: ‘Never an Intention to Show Disrespect to Any Religious Group’

In a glitzy opening ceremony that was meant to celebrate diversity, the Paris 2024 Olympics has ignited a firestorm of religious controversy. The organizers found themselves in…

By Naman Ramachandran, Elsa Keslassy

MUNICH, GERMANY - JULY 27: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK COVERS. Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Olympiastadion on July 27, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

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Taylor Swift Thanks ‘50,000 Beautiful People Outside the Stadium’ as Munich Shows Draw Massive Hilltop Crowds

Taylor Swift’s shows in Munich, Germany this weekend drew massive crowds as fans gathered on a hilltop just outside Olympic Stadium to watch the pop star’s show for…

By Ellise Shafer

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Film

Steve Coogan to Play Mick McCarthy, Éanna Hardwicke Cast as Roy Keane in ‘Saipan’ Film

The feature chronicles the Irish soccer icon's infamous World Cup walkout in 2002.

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's R-rated bromance is an irreverent send-off to Fox's X-Men movies.
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Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead a sequel full of state-of-the-art storms, but it's less awesome than the original.
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‘The Veil’

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‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

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‘Atavista’

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‘An Enemy of the People’

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